Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

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Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Release Date: December 01, 1959

Year	:	1959
Slogan	:	«That was her great longing...»
Genres	:	Drama, Romance
Production Companies	:	Hill-Hecht-Lancaster Productions
Director	:	Leslie Norman
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Writers	:	John Dighton
RunTime	:	93 mins.

Ray Lawler's hit play inspired this poignant drama about the need to accept middle age despite the longing for youthful passion. The ensemble cast includes Ernest Borgnine and John Mills as Roo and Barney, who get a dose of reality during a holiday. Roo and his longtime girlfriend, Olive (Anne Baxter), cope with changes in their relationship while Barney tries to adjust to new paramour Pearl (Angela Lansbury) after his girl marries another man.